Sentences with phrase «technology fueled the growth»

For example, in the early 2000s, rapid development of new technologies fueled growth within the information technology industry, and most stocks in that sector trended higher.

As much as technology fueled the growth of Silicon Valley, it's also enabling other cities to become hubs of innovation all over the country.

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The U.S. wind and solar industries employ over 300,000 people, making clean energy an important political constituency that is about five times bigger than the coal sector for jobs, thanks to years of rapid growth fueled by government incentives and declines in the cost of their technologies.

These key hires will further fuel the growth that the company has been garnering through its proprietary technology powering the direct - to - consumer eCommerce brand.

The vote will represent a choice between Broadcom's strategy, under Tan, of acquiring companies and focusing on boosting profits, or Qualcomm management's promise of future growth fueled by investment in new products and technology.

The company hopes that investing in new technologies through its new venture capital unit will help fuel that growth.

But eventually the technology will wind its way into smart devices such as self - driving cars and wearables to fuel the growth of the Internet of things, he says.

We see a tremendous opportunity to drive innovation in areas that will fuel our growth both in the short and long - term in areas such as digital, technology, supply chain and merchandising.

«We look forward to working with the purchasers to close the overall transaction, which we expect to support our technology investments, fuel our growth, and strengthen our corporate governance,» said an Uber spokesperson.

Motivations include concerns about future demand for transport fuels, growth opportunities in low - carbon technologies, and diversifying into power generation to secure demand for natural gas.»

The technology giant reported the strongest holiday quarter sales growth in eight years, fuelled by its dominance in e-commerce and a push into new businesses such as advertising.

The November 15th program will include cutting - edge discussions such as: how non-exchange traded alternatives are becoming the mutual funds of yesteryear; what is driving retail's demand for non-exchange traded alternatives; using micro-investing technology to diversify across and within online marketplaces; how legislation is being used to engineer a new breed of alternative products; how innovations in self - directed IRAs will create new retail distribution channels for the entire alternative product universe; how technology will ensure the scalability of online platforms and enable traditional financial services providers to increase AUM; how millennials will fuel the growth of FinTech and redefine financial services; how FinTech will replace the 401k and transform the way Americans save for retirement; and how modernizing the Self - directed IRA is the trillion dollar FinTech opportunity.

The skies may have been cloudy, but spirits were high, fueled by expectations for a resurgence in U.S. M&A deals, continued growth in healthcare venture fundraising, and the promise of big data and other technologies.

Fuelled by cutting - edge beverage and food technology, in - depth channel experience and intimate knowledge of our customers» businesses, we create custom, on - trend taste experiences to drive business growth.

I fully support ERGP's underlying principles - tackling constraints to growth identified as fuel, power, foreign currency, capricious regulation, skills and technology; leveraging the private sector; allowing markets to function; and promoting national values, cohesion and social inclusion.

«If we were to have such a thing,» he says, «it would be the sort of technology that would fuel our future growth and expansion and have the ability to raise the standard of living of the entire world.»

The model produces different jobs and growth projections for a business - as - usual scenario with no technology breakthroughs or major new policies, and then generates different outcomes by factoring in new policies such as a national clean energy standards such as proposed by President Obama; increases in corporate average fuel economy standards; tougher environmental controls on coal - fired power generators; extended investment and production tax credits for clean energy sources and an expanded federal energy loan guarantee program.

Our production capacity will build over the next few years; with the growth of the hydrogen fuel stations, so will the demand for this cutting - edge technology grow, as well.»

The conversion and commercialization of cellulose inputs into fuel ethanol is a significant technology obstacle to the growth of the ethanol industry as a mainstream fuel.

David Rutledge, an engineering professor at the California Institute of Technology who studies world coal production, said the IPCC's «business as usual» scenario is unrealistic because it essentially assumes that growth of fossil fuels like coal will continue apace, which is unlikely.

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) applauds the release of the President's FY14 budget and his continued recognition of the importance of science and technology as the fuel for economic growth and job creation.

At the leading edge of U.S. nuclear technology development, Centrus is dedicated to the long - term growth of the commercial U.S. nuclear fuel supply and the expansion of the commercial nuclear power industry worldwide.

He has expertise in Big Data Analytics, considering it to be the disrupting technology trend in the last few years, fueled by the sheer voluminous growth in both unstructured and structured data.

Venture capital has fueled amazing growth in the overall technology marketed, but is this form of funding as effective in the edTech industry?

Technology Counts 2015: Learning the Digital Way examines the lessons schools are learning about putting in place digital initiatives meant to encourage innovation and fuel academic growth.

Venture capital has fueled amazing growth in the overall technology marketed, but is this form of funding as effective in...

Spark student engagement with these dynamic classroom tools designed to uncover how ores, metals and alloys advance technology and fuel growth.

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In one of the most extensive mid-cycle makeovers in Nissan history, the 2016 Nissan Altima stands ready to build on its segment - leading growth over the past five years with a new design, new driving feel, improved fuel economy, a new sport Altima SR grade and a wide array of enhanced technology, connectivity and safety features.

Last month, we examined how advancements in technology have fueled the rapid growth of online banking.

«We believe Sabre's technology will help fuel the growth of Virgin Australia's business by providing new solutions that differentiate them and provide new marketing capabilities with their airline partners,» said Hugh Jones, president of Sabre Airline Solutions.

Insofar as Pacala and Socolow (2004) led people to believe that we already have all the technologies we need to solve the climate problem while fueling economic growth, their paper was misleading.

Emissions globally are set to go through the roof because developing countries are trying to grow their way out of poverty, and in the process they are fueling that growth with today's carbon - hungry technologies.

Previous Carbon Tracker research has shown how the rapid growth of clean technologies is undermining the business case for fossil fuel investment irrespective of climate targets.

I start (and started) from the premise that the dramatic decline in crude oil prices that took place from August, 2014 ($ 96 / barrel), to March, 2015 ($ 44 / barrel), was due — on the one hand — to decreased demand, a function of slow economic growth in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, endogenous, price - driven technological change leading to greater fuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturifuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturifuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturiFuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing).

This is the kind of public support for emerging technologies and private sector entrepreneurs that gave birth to everything from jet engines to the Internet, microchips to GPS, and countless biomedical and agricultural innovations, each of which fueled American economic growth and prosperity.

The new version of KWES still provides headline data on all fuels, and now also contains additional information highlighting the rapid growth of renewable technologies, for example that in four countries wind generation provided more than 10 % of all electricity, with solar providing more than 5 % in two countries.

Key World Energy Statistics 2017: Even more energy data at your finger - tips Headline data on all fuels plus additional information on the growth of renewable technologies 19 September 2017

51 Fig. 20 - 14, p. 481 Cut fossil fuel use (especially coal) Shift from coal to natural gas Improve energy efficiency Shift to renewable energy resources Transfer energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to developing countries Reduce deforestation Use more sustainable agriculture and forestry Limit urban sprawl Reduce poverty Slow population growth Remove CO 2 from smoke stack and vehicle emissions Store (sequester) CO2 by planting trees Sequester CO 2 deep underground Sequester CO 2 in soil by using no - till cultivation and taking cropland out of production Sequester CO 2 in the deep ocean Repair leaky natural gas pipelines and facilities Use animal feeds that reduce CH 4 emissions by belching cows Solutions Global Warming PreventionCleanup

Technology has improved fuel efficiency since the 70's but not fuel consumption per km or overall growth in car trips.

Rather, the intent should be to leverage U.S. strengths of technology, innovation, industrial capacity, research and development where they can be most effective — to regions of the world where economic growth is occurring, fossil fuel consumption and emissions are increasing and poverty is prevalent.

LONDON / NEW YORK, October 22 — Rapid advances in technology, increasingly cheap renewable energy, slower economic growth and lower than expected population rise could all dampen fossil fuel demand significantly by 2040, a new study published today by the London - based Carbon Tracker Initiative finds.

Often, the debate is presented as if the only question is how high, and how fast does the carbon price need to climb in order to substitute existing fossil fuel technologies with clean energy technologies, whilst also maintaining economic growth.

Further, renewable energy sources, especially if paired with needed energy storage technologies, tend to have a lower (some say much lower) EROEI than fossil fuels offered during the glory days of world economic growth after World War II.

Moreover, on - going improvements in vehicle emission technology and increase in adoption of bio-based fuel are also driving the growth of DME in North America.

But instead of reflecting on the show's positive green growth, I find myself scrutinizing both the fallibilities of each fuel technology and the fact that there's still an overwhelming majority of eco-dubious cars touting mega-horsepower and bling.

Changes in CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion are influenced by many long - term and short - term factors, including population growth, economic growth, changing energy prices, new technologies, changing behavior, and seasonal temperatures.

In the next 10 years, McKinsey expects oil demand growth to flatten due to growing fuel efficiencies and competitive technologies such as the electric car.